Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-05-11

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Paris Letter 70 CASaags Tr1ans.
Prince Serge Galitzin, they ssy. i 10
be married aqain. This viii Be his
fonzth wife. and the other thFee are ali
living. What . pictarssque RASCAL
Primes serge IL fhouRh don't kuo1
that be q n1en worse than ulerfy other
Russian Boblenen. inGindirg some
Rrs1a dukes. Prince serge, indesd.
c0Eles Of an ancient sid nokle fsasiIg.
nos very distansly akin to royalty. He
: aiso, or Ua8. enormously rich. BIS
hrst wife waa q B0hemizn beer garaen
singer. he heard her Ia . saloon e
Moscow. tOsk fancy to Der pretty face
and married her. She vas pretty, GER
saisly, and sang fairly veil. But she
vas Of peasant birth, ignorant, and Of
questionable occupation, though there
are come honest girls among saloon
prima dome. StilI, fancy she vas the
better Of the two. After 9 time Prince
Serge got tired Of her and wanted q
divorce he coaldn't bring anything
aRainst her. ho~evsr, 90 ensitle him 20
i, and she declined 70 kick over the
matrimonial traces 10 obllge him. So
be determined 20 drive her 10 get q
divorce frem him. This be did By
bringing q notorious woman into the
house and behaving toward her
IN The gFossest manner under the very
eyes Of bis wife. As . result she got a
divorce from him. the Russian court
deereeinQ that she shouId retain the title
Of Princess GaliiziH, together With the
pFieelsss Galltzin jewels and the great
Galitzin palacs at Moscow, and that be
should not marry again. The Princess
is still living at Moscow With her ehil
dren in wealth and honor. But 10 def
sHcs Of the decree Prince Serge vent
right Of and got married again, this
time 70 8 French lady. OF course the
marriage vas net legal. bat that didn't
matter. He stuck 10 her year and then
cot tired, and forced her also 70 divorce
him. Bat be had to pay for this di.
voFce. too, the court decEseine her an
indemnity Of $4,000. which she got
and on which she is nov living q merry
life here in Paris. A month or 80 later
Prince Serge picked no wife No. at
Monte Carlo. He vent 10 Italy With her
10 the winter and in the summer took
Der TO one Of his Russian estates 10 the
Touia district. But time has stalled even
her attractions, and they say be is gsing
10 make her divorce him 80 that be can
get fourth wife. No. 4, BY the way, be
also got at Monte Carlo. he was 10 the
gambling saloon there with another
Russian prince Of similar BEociiVitiss
They noticed q handsome woman al the
other side Of the table. 81 would like
70 marry her." remarked Serge. so
would |, replied his oomrads. well. -
said Serge, ''let as decide which Of us
shall have her. Let Us begin with 10. 900
rubles and play for half an hour, and
the one who at the end OF that time has
the most money shall marry Der"
Agreed" said the other, ''bat let rs call
her arsund here to watch the play. ,,
Ibis was doue and they set 10 work.
Both lest steadily, but Prince Serge
didn't lose as rapidly as his eomrsds.
At the end Of the half boar Serge had
nearly tive thirds of his money left,
while his friend was almost entirely
Cleaned OUT The lady accepted the
conditions Of the contest, and will
presently, no doubt, figure as the nom
nal Princess Serge Galiizin No. 4
From time 10 time we will have lot
to say on the cash system, both in prices
and items. Too much cannot be said
IA It's praise. Don't buy for credit.
Even the credit stores acknowledge that
goods can be bought cheaper for cash.
CHESTER CLEARY.